Torre do Centro

Torre do Centro is a tower in Silves, Faro District. Torre do Centro is situated near the historic building Ruínas do Palácio das Varandas, as well as near the square Alcáçova.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Silves Cathedral and Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.

Silves Cathedral

Church

Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 140 metres southwest of Torre do Centro.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves

Church

Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves is a church, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Torre do Centro.

Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves

Photo: Weetjesman, Public domain.

Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves is situated 300 metres southwest of Torre do Centro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 7 km southwest of Torre do Centro.

Porches

Town

Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Torre do Centro.

Parchal

Town

Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Torre do Centro.

Torre do Centro

Type: Tower
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.19083° or 37° 11′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.43731° or 8° 26′ 14″ west

Open location code

8C9H5HR7+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 810164987

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ruínas do Palácio das Varandas and Alcáçova.

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Places to explore: Torre Albarrã and Casa do Guarda.

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